Samuel huffman



(No Model.)

S. HUFFMAN. SEED DRILL.

Patented July 5, 1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

SAMUEL HUFFMAN, OF MATANZAS, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO j NUMON N.HORTON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SEED-DRILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,908, dated July 5,1881.

Application filed October 28, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Matanzas, in the countyof Chautauqua and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seed-Drills, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My. invention relates to improvements in spreading seeds by the foot ofa drill in a more to broadcast manner than is done by drills in generaluse or heretofore used. I accomplish this by placing a spreading-cone inthe lower end of a boot, which is in connection with a foot providedwith partitions and grooves, for 1 5 spreading the seeds under the soil.

The accompanying drawings fully represent my invention, in which Figure1 is a perspectii'e view of the tube and shoe. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same; and Fig. 3 is a top view of the shoe, showing thespreadersin the foot, the partitions, chambers, and spreadin g orscattering cone.

.In the drawings and specification similar letters refer to similarparts.

In constructing my invention I secure to the boot A a foot, B G c c,firmly attached to the bottom thereof. opening the earth in front of theboot A, is solid, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. From the front part of theboot to the rear of the foot I form a chamber by and between two plates.

This chamber is in connection with the chamber in the boot, forming acontinuous passage for the seeds until they are deposited in the 3 5soil.

The chamber formed between the plates 0 c, Fig. 2, is divided intosmaller chambers by the partitions D D. (Shown in Figs. 2 and 3.) Thesepartitions D D diverge from a point un- 0 der the cone E. The cone E issituated in the lower part of the boot and rests on the partitions orflanges D D D, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The cone E is attached to theboot A by a screw or any suitable means. A portion of 4 5 the coneshould be removed at its base to give a proper bearing against theinside surface of the boot, also to remove the pointof the cone from thecenter of the boot for the purpose of distributingthe seeds more equallyinto the different chambers. The cone E may be grooved or smooth. Theseeds falling from the seed- The shovel B, for cutting and- (No model.)

box upon the cone E are, by its shape and situation, distributed to thechambers more evenly than could otherwise be done without it, or if ofadifferent form. The seeds falling from the 5 5 distribution box orhopper pass through the boot A, strike the cone E, and are thrown ordeflected into the chambers, through which they pass by the inclinationof the chambers and the force of gravity, and are deposited into theearth in a broadcast form.

The chambers formed by the partitions D D D are subdivided by formingslightly-raised divisions, or by grooves between the partitions D D. i

In Fig. 3 the boot A and a part of the upper surface of the plate B Oare broken away to show the construction of cone E, also the partitionsD D, the chambers, and the subdivisions d. 7c

The plate 0 at 0, Figs. 2 and 3, is shown to project over enough toprotect the outlet of the chambers from being clogged by the fall ingdirt.

The ears or lugs a a are for attachments for 7 5 drawing and lifting theboot in the ordinary way.

Thepartitions D D D, Figs. 2 and3, form sep arate chambers, and thechambers are particularly necessary on sidling ground. They insure abroadcast that would not be effected by corrugations. The entire passageof the seeds being secure from interfering substances from the outsideinsures their being deposited in a broadcast form.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a drill or broadcasting-tube, the deflector E and partitions D,substantially as described and shown.

2. In a drill or broadcasting-tube, the concshaped deflector E,partitions D D, and grooves d d, substantially asdescribed and shown.

3. In a drill or broadcasting device, the tube A, foot B, rearextension, 0 c,partitions D D, and grooves d d, substantially asdescribed and shown.

SAMUEL HUFFMAN.

Witnesses G. W. BALLOOH, G. W. SrIcKNEY.

